The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-29
PERSONAL.

Hon. d. G. Rollins, surrogate of New
York, is at the Waldo.
Gen. Graham, U. S. A. and family. sailed
for San Francisco last week.
DIR. Lapham starts for the Philadelphia
Centennial Sept 9th.
Ex-Gov. Robe intends to make trip
West in few weeks.
Congressman Milliken has purchased for
$500 cottage at Northport, and with his
Wife and friends is rusticating there.
Mrs. G. A. Jones, Christian scientist, has
returned home from Mt. Desert, where she
has been passing her vacation.
Mr.. L. N. Batchelder, with G. c. Shaw
d. Co., rode 40 miles on his bicycle in one day
during his outing.
Capt. Barr, U. S. r. S., and Mrs. Barr
have returned from then trip to the noun
tains.
Adjutant General Gallagher has issued an
order to muster new militia company in
Bangor and for an election of officers.
Hon. }. A. Homan and Pension Agent
John ID. Anderson will attend the Philadel-
phia celebration.
VIM. II. Looney Esq, left town Friday
last on trip to Quebec, and will be absent
one week. He is accompanied by J. A. Nc
Gowan cashier at the Grand Trunk.
Hon. Frank Mcdonald of Minneapolis, is
in the city for a few days as the guest of j.
FL. Fogg, ESQ. He attended the Portland
Club bake at the Cape Saturday.
DR.. j. F. Ladd of New York, formerly of
Portland, is visiting the city. He will at
tend the reunion of the Goth Maine, his old
regiment, at Waterville to-day
DR.. Thomas Fillebrown of this city, leaves
this week for Old Point Comfort, where he
will attend the Southern Dental Conyen-
ton.
Gen. James A. Hall of Damariscotta, was
in the city Saturday. AT the present time
the General is engaged in business in Column
bus, o.
DR.. 5. III. Holman of Waterville, who is
soon to leave for Connecticut, was presented
handsome silver service by the Good Temp
lars last week.
Messrs. j. W. Perkins, Charles Cook and
L. l.. Stanwood have been in attendance at
the meeting of the National Wholesale Drug
gists' Association at Boston for three days.
The Kansas papers announce that the citi-
zens of Abilene, in that State, gave Hon.
Clark ii, Barker, late of this city, hand
some reception on his return to that place.
Hon. NJ. c. Blake, ex-mayor of San Fran
cisco, who has been visiting in the eastern
part of the State for the past few weeks. is
at the Falmouth Hotel, as is Hon. J. w.
Bradbury of Augusta.
Hon. III. A. p. Carter, minister from the
Hawaiian Islands, who has been passing
the season with his family at Castine will
take them to Rangeley Lakes this week for
visit.
Mr.. George Blanchard of this city, has
been selected by the New England Agricul-
tural Society as judge of the Jersey class
es at their exhibition at Worcester this
week.
Ephraim Morrill, of Berwick, for more
than quarter of century engaged in rail-
road work, and for long time the assistant
to Roadmaster E. A. Smith of the Boston &
Maine, has been appointed roadmaster on
the Manchester & Lawrence division.
Mr. Charles l.. McCleary, the able Maine
agent of the boston Journal will resign that
position September LIST to assume editorial
charge of the Lowell (Mass.) Mail. The
Journal loses valuable member of its staff
Of correspondents, and Lowell gains talent
ed and enterprising editor.
A few of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Came assembled at their residence on Will
mot street Friday evening, it being the 18th
anniversary of their marriage. During the
evening Mr.. Moses L. Sweetsir presented
them with an elegant silver ice pitcher The
evening was pleasantly passed in music and
games, after which refreshments were
served.
The death of Mr.. Alyah Weeks at Stand
ish on the 21st inst, has taken from the town
good citizen and officer, and from the COM
munity an honest man. His diligent appli-
cation to the affairs of life, and his honorable
ard conservative methods established for
him success and respect that ever attend
ed and now follow him, and make an exam
pie worthy Of emulation.